Safety Engineer - Motor

Business Unit: EPSMobility

Role: Safety Engineer - Motor

The Safety Engineer is responsible for building and leading a zero?harm culture and ensuring legal and customer compliance in a complex, automotive?grade production environment. You will design and run comprehensive EHS systems, risk assessments, machine safety upgrades, LOTO, permit?to?work, contractor management, emergency response, and training & competency programs. You’ll partner closely with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering to prevent incidents and continuously improve TRIR/LTIR, near?miss reporting, audit scores, and compliance status.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy, Governance & Culture

• Own the site EHS strategy, policy, and objectives; align with corporate frameworks and legal requirements.
• Establish an operating cadence: daily safety huddles, Tier boards for SQDCP, monthly EHS reviews, and leadership Gemba walks.
• Drive a proactive reporting culture (near?misses, hazards) and recognition for safe behaviours.

Risk Assessment & Controls

• Lead and maintain HIRA/Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for all stations: winding, forming, laser welding, impregnation/curing, rotor assembly, press fits, balancing, leak testing, and EOL HV test cells.
• Ensure robust machine guarding, interlocks, light curtains, emergency stops, and validated safety PLC logic where applicable.
• Implement LOTO standards for electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and thermal energy; verify through routine field audits.
• Manage magnet safety (pinch points, strong magnetic fields), rotating equipment guarding, and hot work permitting.

High Voltage (HV) & Electrical Safety

• Define and enforce procedures for hipot, insulation resistance, partial discharge, and run?in test areas; control access via zoning and authorization.
• Maintain arc?flash and shock risk assessments, selection of PPE, and safe approach boundaries; ensure test equipment calibration and interlock integrity.

Ergonomics & Material Handling

• Conduct ergonomic risk assessments for repetitive tasks (winding, assembly, inspection); deploy lift assists, turntables, and workstation design improvements.
• Oversee material handling for heavy parts (stators/rotors), magnet handling fixtures, and pallet/jig safety.

Contractor & Project Safety

• Run contractor safety management: pre?qualification, site induction, PTW, supervision, and daily toolbox talks.
• Oversee CapEx installs/commissioning (robots, vision systems, ovens, laser cells) with construction safety plans and FAT/SAT EHS criteria.

Compliance, Audits & Documentation

• Ensure compliance with internal standards and applicable laws/regulations; maintain licenses/permits (e.g., hazardous chemicals, waste, fire).
• Lead internal/external EHS audits, customer audits, and statutory inspections; close findings with sustainable actions.
• Own EHS document control: policies, SOPs, SOP for LOTO, chemical registers, SDS, training records, incident logs, and emergency drills.

Incident Management & Continuous Improvement

• Lead investigations using 5?Why, Fishbone, TapRooT (if applicable); implement corrective/preventive actions and verify effectiveness.
• Track and reduce TRIR, LTIR, first aid cases, near?miss to hazard closure time, and environmental excursions.
• Facilitate Kaizen on safety improvements; integrate EHS requirements in DFM/DFA, PFMEA, and change management (MOC).

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Electronics or Computer Science Engineering.
• 5+ years of Hands?on with machine safety, HV/electrical safety, chemical/resin safety, and automated line environments. 
• Strong command of risk assessments (HIRA/JSA), LOTO, permit?to?work, incident investigation, contractor safety, and emergency response. 
• Proven track record driving improvements in TRIR/LTIR, audit scores, and compliance closure. 
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and decision making under ambiguity

L&T Company Overview / About Us: 

L&T is a USD 30 billion Indian multinational engaged in EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing, and Services, operating across multiple geographies. A strong, customer–focussed approach and the constant quest for top-class quality have enabled L&T to attain and sustain leadership in its major lines of business for eight decades.

Given L&T’s capability in strategic electronics and leveraging its foray into semiconductor design and well-established capabilities in L&T Technology Services, the business is expanding its offerings to cover industrial electronic modules, products and systems in critical sectors of Power Electronics, Automotive Electronics, Industrial Robotics & Automation, Communication Platforms and Electronic Systems Design & Manufacturing (ESDM). The focus products under Automotive Electronics are ADAS, Electrification & Connectivity related products.